In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Block Inc (Symbol: XYZ) has taken over the #254 spot from Twilio Inc (Symbol: TWLO), according to The Online Investor.  

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Block Takes Over #254 Spot From Twilio 

In trading on Friday, computers shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.2%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Quantum, down about 10.2% and shares of Super Micro Computer down about 7.3% on the day.

Also lagging the market Friday are application soft

Friday Sector Laggards: Computers, Application Software Stocks  

S&P Dow Jones Indices added Vylor to the S&P 500 immediately and set Twilio to join before the open on Tuesday, pushing Corteva into the MidCap 400.

Vylor Takes Corteva’s S&P 500 Seat, Twilio Set To Replace Warner Bros. Discovery — Both Stocks Rise After-Hours

Investing.com -- S&P Dow Jones Indices announced a series of benchmark rebalancings on Thursday afternoon, driving targeted after-hours gains in newly elevated components. The adjustments, effective prior to the market open on Tuesday, Oct. 6, reflect ongoing corporate M&A activity and capital structure transformations across several sectors.

Twilio to join S&P 500 as S&P Dow Jones reshuffles indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600:

Vylor Added to the S&P 500; Twilio Set to Join S&P 500; Others to Join S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Twilio (TWLO) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

Wall Street Analysts Think Twilio (TWLO) Is a Good Investment: Is It?

Twilio Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides customer engagement platform solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users, including messaging, voice, email, video interactions, digital engagement centers, marketing campaigns, and user authentication and identity solutions. It also offers software products to build direct and personalized relationships with their end users, such as Segment, a platform that provides tools to harness the power of contextual data by unifying real-time information collected throughout each customer's journey into a unique profile. Twilio Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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